Signal.



L. F. WESCHE.l

SIGNAL.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 23. |917.

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SIGNAL,

l Specication of Letters Patent.

Application led June 23, 1917. Serial No. 176,612.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, LOUIS F. "WnsoHn,` a citizen of the United States; residing at Webb, in the county of Clayy and-State of lowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Signals, of which the fcl-` tion of the direction in which a turn is to be made, and it is an object of the invention to provide a novel and improved device of this general character comprising a plurality of curtains normally maintained in a retracted position but which may be readily extended when the requirements of practice 'necessi tate.

Furthermore it is an object of the invention to provide a device of this general character having novel and improved meansv whereby the curtains may be held in an extended position together with means for automatically retracting said curtains upon release of the holding means. y l

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved signal wherein certain important advantages are attained and the device rendered simpler, 1ess expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of my invention will hereinafter be `definitely claimed.

ln order that my invention may be the better understood I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawin wherein- Figure 1 1s a view partly in elevation and' partly in` section illustrating a signal constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention and in applied position with one of the curtains extended; y

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a' sectional view taken substantiallyl on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 4--4 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 5`is a fragmentary view partly in elevation and partly in section of one of the winding rollers as herein included.

As disclosed in the accompanying drawings S denotesa supporting standard or upright as generally employedupon a motor driven vehicle for supporting a windshield and extending laterally. and outwardly from said standard or upright are the vertically spaced brackets B suitably clamped to the standard or upright as indicated at 1. rllhe outer portions of the brackets B" are engaged Patented dan. 29, 191..

with the housing l-lsubstantially rectangu- 1 lar in form and which has its front and rear ends provided 'with the windows 2 closed by the panels 3 of glass or other transparent material. Extending upwardly from the base 4 of the housing H at substantially its center is an illuminating member 5 preferably of an electrical type and in connection with-a suitable source of electrical energy through the medium of the conductors 6. Positioned within the housing H adjacent the front and rear ends thereof and in close proximity to the top of the housing are the substantially'horizontally alined rollers 7 and v8 and the roller 7 is of a conventional spring1 Winding type as indicated in detail Fig. 5 while the second rollers 8 serve as a guide member. Positioned below the rollers 7 and 8 are a second set of transversely disposed rollers 7a and 8, the roller 7' being also of a spring type. Secured to each of the rollers 7 and 7 are the end portions of a pair of opaque webs 9 and 9, The free end`portions of the webs 9 and 9a co-acting with the roller 7 are out out to a'ord a suitable character 10 preferably the letter R and said cut out portion adording the chartions of the second set of webs 9 and ,9e are extended over the windows 2, to give indication that the vehicle is about to turn to the left. The web 9 'of the roller 7 is disposedover the guide roller 8 so as to properly cov-act with the window 2 remote from thelroller 7 while the web 9 co-acting with the roller 7 is disposed over the guide roller 8 for a similar purpose. l,

The free end portion of the webs 9 and `9m lllO are each secured to a transversely disposed rod 12 terminating in eyes 14 positioned beyond opposite sides of the web and which'loosely engage the vertically disposed guide rods '15 arranged within the housing H, adjacent the sides thereof. The extended portions of the rods 12 of each pair of webs 9 and 9a are v connected by the longitudinally disposed engaged therewith a members 18.the free end portion of a pair ofwebs 9 and 92L will be extended to cause ing H`as particularly illustrated in lthe same to overlie the windows 2.

When the webs have been, extended to the limit of vtheir extended movement the hook member 17 is engaged by the latch arm 20 for maintaining said webs extended. vrlhe arm 20 is pivotally mounted at its inner end as indicated at 21 to the plate 22 substantially secured to the base or bottom 4 of the housing and is constantly urged in one direction through the medium of the retractile member 23 herein disclosed as a conventional coil spring secured at one end to the upturned extremity 24 of the arm 20 and its'opposite end to a side wall of the hous- Fig. 2. The retractile member 23 serves to limit the relative movement of the latchv arm 20 and the influence of the retractile member 23 is limited `by the upstanding pin or stop 25 carried by the plate 22 and which is so positioned as to assure the lock arm 20 to automatically engage the hook member 17.

Also operatively engaged ywith 'the'. up-

i standing portion 24 of the arm 20 is a rod 26 extending exteriorly of the housing H through an end thereof and which has its outer end provided with a button 27 v to facilitate imparting inward movement to the rod 26. When the rod 26 is forced inwardly it will be at once self evident that the latch arm 20 will be disengaged from the hook member 17 whereupon the extended webs 9 and 9a will be automatically retracted by.

the spring rollers 7 or 7 a.

The free end portion of the latch arm 20 is held against upward movement by the clip 28 secured to the bottom or base 4 of the housing H and partially overlying the latch arm 20 as particularly illustrated in Figs. 2 and 3. It will also be understood that the clip 28 serves to limit the movement ofthe latch arm 20 under the influence of the rod 26.

yFrom the 'foregoing description, it is thought to be obvious that a signal constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and operated and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification without materially departing from the appearance and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the precise arrangement and' formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my invention in practice except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim:

1. A signal comprising a housing provided with visual openings in opposite walls thereof, a pair of transversely disposed `rollers positioned within the housing, one or said rollers automatically rotating in one direction, a pair of webs secured to the automatically rotating roller, one of said webs being disposed over the second roller, means co-acting with the webs for extending the same over the visual openings, and releas able means for locking said webs against the action of the automatically rotating roller. i

' 2. A signal comprising a housing provided with visual openings in opposite walls thereof, a pair of transversely disposed rollers positioned within the housing, one of said rollers automatically rotating in one direction, a pair of webs secured to the automatically rotating roller, one of said webs being disposed over the second roller, means co-acting with the webs for extending the same over the visual openings, releasable means for locking said webs against the action of the automatically rotating roller, and means extending exteriorly of the housing for rendering said releasable means inoperative.

3. A signal comprising a housing provided with visual openings in opposite walls thereof, a pair of transversely disposed rollers positioned within the housing, one of said rollers automatically rotating in one directiona pair of webs secured to the automatically rotating roller, one of said webs being disposed. over the second roller, means co-acting with the webs for extending the same over vthe visual openings, releasable means for locking said webs against the action of the automatically rotating roller, and guide members positioned within the housing and co-acting with the free end portions of the webs.

4. A signal comprising a housing provided with visual openings in opposite walls thereof, a pair of transversely disposed rollers positioned within the housing, one of said rollers automatically rotating in one direction, a pair of webs secured to the auto matically rotating roller, one of said webs being disposed over theA second roller, rods carried by the free end portions of the webs and disposed transversely thereof, a rod waarna A connecting the first named rods, and means vided with visual openings in o posite Walls eo-acting with said last named rod for eX- thereof, a pair of transversely isposed roll- 25 tending the Webs across the visual openers positioned Within the housing, one of ings. 1 said rollers automatically rotating in one di- 5. A signal comprising a housing prorection, a pair of Webs secured to the autovided With visual openings in opposite Walls matically rotating roller, one of said Webs thereof, a pair of transversely disposed rollbeing disposed over the second roller, rods 3o ers positioned Within the housing, one of carried by the free end portions of the Webs said rollers automatically rotating in one and disposed transversely thereof, a rod direction, a pair of Webs secured to the auconnecting' the first named rods, means cotomatically rotating roller, one of said Webs acting with said last named rod for extendbeing disposed over the second roller, rods ing the Webs across the visual openings, said 35 carried by the free end portions of the Webs first named rods terminating in eyes, and and disposed transversely thereof a rod vertically disposed members arranged Withconnecting the first named rods, and a hook in the vhousing and disposed' through the member 'depending from said last named Aeyes of the first named rods. rod, a member engaged with said hook memln testimony whereof l hereunto ax my 4,0 ber and extending eXteriorly ot the housing signature in the presence of two Witnesses. and terminating exteriorly of the housing for extending the Webs across the visual LUIS F. SCHE. openings, and .means co-acting With said Witnesses: l hook member for holding the Webs extended. R. P. BLACK,

6. A signal comprising a housing pro- LUTHER W. Ross.. 

